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ICZM in the Mediterranean. Željka Škaričić PAP/RAC Director. ICZM Protocol. Signed in January 2008 Entered into force in March 2011 7 ratifications ( Slovenia , France, Albania , Spain , European Union, Syria , Montenegro ). Protocol is very precise with regard to :
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ICZM intheMediterranean Željka ŠkaričićPAP/RAC Director
ICZM Protocol • SignedinJanuary 2008 • EnteredintoforceinMarch 2011 • 7 ratifications (Slovenia, France, Albania, Spain, European Union, Syria, Montenegro)
Protocol is veryprecisewithregard to: • the definition ofthecoastal zone • (landwardandseawardlimits) • thedefinitionofthecoastalsetback • thepreparationofcoastalstrategies • thepreparationof EIA and SEA • thedevelopmentofpolicies for • preventing natural hazardsincluding • thoseresultingfrom CC • theapplicationoftheecosystem • approach • thereporting on theimplementation • oftheProtocol’s provisions
Value added of the Protocol • Help mitigate the risk of status quo • Process of the Protocol development • Protocol is a unique endeavour on a world scale
Action Plan for theimplementationoftheProtocolin 2012-2019 • Objective 1. Support the effective implementation of the ICZM Protocol at regional, national and local levels. • Objective 2. Strengthen the capacities of Contracting Parties to implement the Protocol and use in an effective manner ICZM policies, instruments, tools and processes. • Objective 3. Promote the ICZM Protocol and its implementation within the region, and promote it globally by developing synergies with relevant Conventions and Agreements.
Objective 1. Support the effective implementation of the ICZM Protocol at regional, national and local levels
Ratification and transposition • A contribution to the interpretation of legal aspects of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean • An analysis of the Mediterranean ICZM Protocol in face of EU law • An analysis of the Croatian legal framework in relation to the provisions of the Mediterranean ICZM Protocol • Analyses to be done in France, Italy and Lebanon • Regional workshop for GEF countries • An analysis of the ICZM practice in the Adriatic countries/regions
Strengthening and Supporting Governance Local Regional Supranational National CASES PEGASO Participants Mediterranean End-users Committee Black Sea Strategic Panel
National Strategies and Coastal Implementation Plans and Programmes • Two national strategies in preparation (Algeria and Montenegro) • Two coastal plans in preparation (Reghaia in Algeria & Buna/Bojana in Albania/Montenegro) • Triggers: ICZM Protocol and WFDSame aim: Protection of the environment for sustainable development • Objectives: • Support a participatory approach towardsan ecosystem- • basedplanning and management in coastal zones; • Assist the preparation of solution-oriented plans for • coastal zones, with special attention to theintegration • of the surface waters, groundwater and aquifers, and • biodiversity management; • Integrate climate change as a cross-cutting issue • throughout the planning and implementation process.
Transboundary pilot project for Buna/Bojana area Integrating WFD and ICZM Protocol requirements; additionally MSFD Transboundary integration Integrating objectives and approaches of partner organisations UNESCO-IHP, GWP-Med, PAP/RAC
Reporting on Protocol implementation • ICZM stock-take • MAREMED stock-take
Objective 2. Strengthen the capacities of CPs to implement the Protocol and use in an effective manner ICZM policies, instruments, tools and processes
Methodologies • ICZM Process (ICZM Wiki)
Guidelines for National ICZM Strategies • Outline for the National ICZM Strategies for the Adriatic countries • Methodology for Marine Spatial Planning at local scale in the Adriatic • Pilot projects (Veneto and Emilia-Romagna Regions) • ICZM Indicators
Protocol Implementation Projects (CAMP III) • CAMP Levante de Almeria • CAMP Montenegro
Professional Development, Training and Education • MedOpen Virtual Training Course on ICZM (http://www.medopen.org)
Objective 3. Promote the ICZM Protocol and its implementation within the region, and promote it globally by developing synergies with relevant Conventions and Agreements
PublicParticipationandAwarenessRaising • MediterraneanCoastDay • Excellence on ICZM Issues for theMediterranean • PromotingtheProtocol
Conceptual Framework for ICZM • Specific Mediterranean context: diversity of legal frameworks (EU/non EU); ICZM Protocol • “Ecosystem approach” and “marine ecosystem approach” often used as synonyms, at least in the Mediterranean • “Eco-region” – “ecosystem” • Relations ICZM – land use planning – MSP • Integration land-sea at the level of planning intervention (territorial continuity) and governance system (management competence) • Distinction between an administrative management unit and a governance structure (which can extent to the entire ecosystem, as needed) • Articulation SD strategies / ICZM strategies • Relationships Marine strategies – ICZM strategies
Definitionof ICZM ICZM means a dynamicprocess for thesustainable management and use ofcoastalzones, takingintoaccount at the same time thefragilityofcoastalecosystemsandlandscapes, thediversityofactivitiesanduses, theirinteractions, themaritimeorientationofcertainactivitiesandusesandtheirimpact on both marine andlandparts.
United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre Kraj Sv. Ivana 11 21000 Split, CROATIA e-mail: czrappa@st.t-com.hr http://www. pap-thecoastcentre.org